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Moscow, Jun 21 (EFE).- Russia commemorated Monday the 80th anniversary of Operation Barbossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany during the World War II.The invasion, known as the Great Patriotic War in Russia, began on Jun. 22, 1941. (Camera: MAXIM SHIPENKOV).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE GATHER TO COMMEMORATE THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF OPERATION BARBOSSA, THE GERMAN INVASION OF THE SOVIET UNION, AT THE POKLONNAYA HILL IN MOSCOW, RUSSIA.
Russian soldiers attend a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier in Moscow to mark the 30th anniversary of the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan. IMAGES of the ceremony
Georgia commemorates the 10th anniversary of the war with Russia. Georgian government officials and visiting foreign ministers from Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, as well as Ukraine's vice premier, attend a ceremony at the monument for Georgian soldiers killed in the 2008 war. IMAGES
Russia showcases its military hardware in a parade to commemorate victory over the Nazis in World War Two. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
NATO forces cross the Vistula River at Korzeniewo in Poland as part of the US-led defence alliance's Exercise Dragon 24, involving around 4,500 soldiers and almost 1,000 vehicles. Dragon 24 is itself part of Exercise Steadfast Defender 24, NATO's largest military exercise since the Cold War, which is designed to test its defences in the face of Russia's war on Ukraine. IMAGES
The Colosseum turns yellow and blue in sign of solidarity with Ukraine on the second anniversary of Moscow's invasion, as fears mount about Kyiv's ability to fend off an emboldened Russia. IMAGES
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